Immobilienmakler

real estate agent

noun i-mo-BEE-li-en-mak-ler Rare

Also means

property broker

Usage Note

Immobilienmakler is the standard term for an estate agent in German-speaking countries. Unlike in the UK or USA, the buyer and seller often each pay a commission; the rules on who pays changed in Germany in 2020.

Examples

"Der Immobilienmakler zeigte uns drei Wohnungen in der Innenstadt."

Natural Translation

The estate agent showed us three flats in the city centre.

Literal Translation

The real estate agent showed us three flats in the inner city.

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